Tigers and Reds Tighten National League Title Race
National League race narrows as Cincinnati extends lead while Detroit, Chicago trade pace. Ruth shatters home run mark with 18, Cravath and Schulte trail. Hurters focus on Thorpe and Cravath, Roush emerge as NL batting leaders. The Giants face a steep climb to catch the Reds.
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Boston
Babe” Ruth
Cravath
Walker
Athletics
Baker
Yankees
Kauff
Giants
Ruth
Frank Schulte
Cubs
Phillies
Buck Freeman
Smal Parks
Causby
Braves
Hurters
Army vs Navy for Ring Title in Lawrence Mass
Lawrence Massachusetts ready for a major boxing event pitting Eddie Shevlin and Tommy Kirby in a 12 round Army vs Navy bout at the city’s park. 16 000 plus fans expected with $250 appearances and $250 bets, while referee Scotty Magee draws doubt.
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New England
Eddie Shevlin
Roxbury
Navy
Tommy “Young Kirby
Corcoran
Lawrence
Army
Shevlin
Prince of Wales
Johnny Basham
Rings
Kirby
Parker
Carlson
Donovan
Boyle
Boston
Scotty Magee
Billy Bell
Billy Henderson
Magee
Matt Kinkel
Kid McPartland
Jack Sheehan
Larry Connolly
Bell
Baseball lawyers duel as Carl Mays fuels court fire
The piece taunts lawyers dominating baseball headlines as Carl Mays pitches and Ban Johnson faces injunctions and lawsuits. It notes owners push for wins while courts decide who runs the game, warning fans want games more than gavels.
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Carl Mays
Mark Antony
Caesar
Cleopatra
Teuton
B. Johnson
Johnson
Iléague
Frazee and
Comiskey
New York
Longwood
Ruppert-Huston
Polo Grounds
Mays
Ban Johnson
Ban
Postman
Baseball schedules by league and city pairings
National League matchups include St. Louis at Boston and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. American League games feature Boston at St. Louis and New York at Cleveland with Philadelphia at Chicago and Washington at Detroit. Eastern League fixtures list Pittsfield at Providence and Springfield at Bridgeport along with Worcester at Hartford and New Haven at Waterbury.
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Ave. Murphy
Chicago
Harris
Cleveland
Clevelan
Veach
Betroit Shiek Sisler
Lou* Jacobson
Ze Louis
Forest Detroit
Rae
Jackson
Chica
Fewster
New York
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Peer
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Eland Steer
Rice
McInnes
K. Collins
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Gardner
Johnston
Tobin
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National
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Old Wevee
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Hartford
Ccsecccessors
Pittsburg
Washington
New Haven
Peckinpaugh
Eayer
Hiccago
Seeereeeres
Cobb
Collins
Judge
Cbold
Hoago
Beeree
Groh
Tarakine Mayer Prefers National League Atmosphere
Tarakine Mayer says the atmosphere of the American League lacks the bracing healthfulness he recalls from the National League. He notes the NL environment felt more vigorous and supportive for players and fans.
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Tarakine Mayer
War effort deemed a flivver by Halifax report
A Halifax dispatch declares the war effort failed to produce any major league level timber or diamond worth noting, arguing the project did not develop significant value.
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Halifax
Dodgers Blank Reds Behind Smith Shutout
Brooklyn pitchers held Cincinnati to three hits as Sallee allowed 10 hits to Brooklyn. Smith earned the win with a three hit shutout while Rath and Daubert limited Cincinnati to three safeties. Johnson Wheat and Johnston provided the offense with two runs in the fifth and a third run on sacrifices and a Griffith sac fly.
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Cincinnati
Smith
Rath
Daubert
Dodgers
Sallee
Johnson
Wheat
Ofson
Johnston
Griffith
Olsons
Ward
Olson
Konete
Sillee
Seessene
R. Vra
A. i Johnston
Z. Wheat
Myers
Konetehy
Miller
Ssseseess Smith
Groh
Seueeetee Roush
Neale
Ft . Kopf
Ss . Magee
Rariden
Luque
Dundéan
Cesiet
Chisox Beat Philadelphia After Rain Halts Six Innings
Chicago 4 defeated Philadelphia 3 to 1 in a rain shorted game called after the sixth. Chicago bunched hits in the first and third to score, while Philadelphia mustered a single and a triple for its run.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Sox Ride Home on Twin Wins
The Boston Red Sox swept a doubleheader from the St. Louis Browns at Sportsman's Park before a record crowd of about 27 000. The Sox won 2 1 in the opener and 6 1 in the nightcap as Ruth and Pennock starred. Ruth homered in the second game and knocked in key runs in both games while Pennock allowed only four hits in the first game and held the Browns scoreless in the later frames. Browns pitching faltered as Sothe r on and others struggled with fielding miscues and hits.
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ST. Louis
Sportsmans Park
Browns
Boston Red Sox
Burke
Bill Kinney
Ruth
Pennock
Babe” Ruth
Sarke
Roth
al Sotheron
Bostonese
Williams
Gerber
Red Sox
Shocker
Davenport
Wright
Beantown
Kenneth Williams
Bostonians
Herb Pennock
Brownies
Herb
Sotheron
Barrow
Shannon
Scott
Gedeon
Gilhooley
Hooper
Austin
Vitt
Tobin
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Sisler
Jacobson
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Rf Anne
Willians
Sothoron
Aeeenee
Jacobsch
Geeon
Wwene Evereid
Stolch Beses
Hooper Iliams
Witt
Ba Uw
Tough Times There in Brooklyn Ball Clubs and Cars
A fragment notes Brooklyn once had notable natural curiosities and ball clubs that won the N. Is hunting a time or two, only busts in those days as the place where they had a car strike.
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League
Ban
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Comiskey
Ruppert
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